Quotes About Truth

We'd all like to be certain of what we know, but I think the most important question is to ask yourself do you really know what you know?

Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.

Although she was not a politician, my grandmother gave me the most important lesson I've ever received and one I carry with me today. That all you need to be successful in life is three things: your wishbone to dream big, your jawbone to speak the truth, and your backbone to persevere through it all.

One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fear so you can see it for what it really is - the enemy blowing a lot of smoke and pushing your buttons.

The most important ethical issues and the most difficult ones are the human ones because a reporter has enormous power to hurt people.

The most important thing about my life is this integrity, and you can't lie to yourself.

The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.

The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.

All of my lyrics are based on the one thing that's never failed me, and that's the Word of God.

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

I just love when the Internet is wrong. It's the only thing that will save journalism.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

The only thing you have to know are your words.

'Donnie Brasco' was 85 percent on the money. The only thing that they slanted was my feelings for Lefty and Sonny', and this idea that I didn't want to go through with seeing them in jail. I was never swayed. There was no conflict.

The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.

The only thing that makes sense is if the universe is beautiful and simple and elegant.

The only thing you can really say in a poem is what you really, really deeply believe.

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

The problem with not having a camera is that one must trust the analysis of a reporter who's telling you what occurred in the courtroom. You have to take into consideration the filtering effect of that person's own biases.

The problem with God is that we want him to reveal Himself, and He doesn't. We will never understand God.

The problem with a lot of narrative films is that they're not real enough.

There are the things that are out in the open, and there are the things that are hidden. The real world has more to do with what is hidden.

The power that you have as a storyteller is to be able to tell stories that are at once entertaining but also never lose sight of what's going on in the real world.